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How Does Bird Flu Spread in Cows? Experiment Yields Some ‘Good News.’

Ever since scientists discovered influenza infecting American cows earlier this year, they have been puzzling over how it spreads from…

2 days ago

Scientists reveal why some people with the flu may be more contagious

Decay of A/WSN/33 in 1 µL PBS droplets at 22°C–25°C in a humidity-controlled chamber when mixed with Gram-positive bacteria. Credit:…

5 days ago

Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that’s on the rise in Canada

Tick experts are warning Canadians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose case counts have been…

6 days ago

Lyme disease might be more common, but this tick-borne disease is on the rise in Canada

Tick experts are warning Canadians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose case counts have been…

7 days ago

A Single Vaccine For COVID And The Flu Promises to Be a Big Win For Public Health : ScienceAlert

Earlier this week, Moderna announced positive results for its phase 3 clinical trial of a combined vaccine against COVID and…

2 weeks ago

Bird Flu Is Infecting Cats (and the Occasional Dog). Here’s What to Know.

“Domestic cats are actually highly susceptible to avian influenza, and especially H5N1,” said Kristen Coleman, an infectious disease researcher at…

2 weeks ago

‘Dual mutant’ seasonal flu virus could make some treatments ineffective

Two human cases of "dual mutant" strains of H1N1 flu have been reported by U.S. health officials. Unfortunately, the genetic…

3 weeks ago

WHO Confirms Human Case Of Bird Flu In India. Know Symptoms And Precautions

As per WHO, it usually gets transferred among animals, but it can also infect humansThe World Health Organization (WHO), on…

3 weeks ago

WHO confirms first human case of bird flu in India as new warning issued | World | News

They were infected with H5N2 which had never before been detected in humans - though Mexico’s health ministry later contested…

3 weeks ago

4 years later, COVID remains a year-round threat. Here’s why this virus isn’t seasonal quite yet

This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

3 weeks ago

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